[AT] Transmission for tractor hauling truck

[bridgescharles at hughes.net]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Transmission for tractor hauling truck


> Charles,  If it has a v6 you should think about going with a 400 R4 like 
> the
> one Cecil mentioned having.  It will handle the torque with no problem and
> will give you an overdrive.   There might be some shifter linkage issues 
> to
> deal with and maybe some differences in drive shaft(s) length.   For that
> matter a TH 350 will handle anything that v6 can throw at it.  I'm 
> surprised
> you have a TH400 to begin with.
>

REPLY SEPARATOR

I bought the truck when it had about 75 thousand miles on it.  Transmission 
went out at about 100 thousand.  and I had it rebuilt, but don't think I got 
too good a job on it.  Now has 134 thousand and is out again.  Its not like 
I was really loading it down and pulling it hard..  Mostly use it to pull a 
L345 Kobota, sometimes a 3900 Ford.

The previous owner bought the truck new and probably ordered it with the V6 
and 400 trans.

I have a TH400 in a C30 with a dump bed that has had 10 times the abuse this 
one has and it has never missed a beat.

Charles